Bowflex Treadmills 5 Series - Manual (Page 18)

Fitness Rating Norms (VO2max)
AGE 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 +
Men
High 51.4 + 50.4 + 48.2 + 45.3 + 42.5 +
Good 51.3 – 46.8 50.3 – 44.6 48.1 – 41.8 45.2 – 38.5 42.4 – 35.3
Average 46.7 – 42.5 44.5 – 41.0 41.7 – 38.1 38.4 – 35.2 35.2 – 31.8
Fair 42.4 – 39.5 40.9 – 37.4 38.0 – 35.1 35.1 – 32.3 31.7 – 28.7
Low 39.4 or less 37.3 or less 35.0 or less 32.2 or less 28.6 or less
Women
High 44.2 + 41.0 + 39.5 + 35.2 + 35.2 +
Good 44.1 – 38.1 40.9 – 36.7 39.4 – 33.8 35.1 – 30.9 35.1 – 29.4
Average 38.0 – 35.2 36.6 – 33.8 33.7 – 30.9 30.8 – 28.2 29.3 – 25.8
Fair 35.1 – 32.3 33.7 – 30.5 30.8 – 28.3 28.1 – 25.5 25.7 – 23.8
Low 32.2 or less 30.4 or less 28.2 or less 25.4 or less 23.7 or less
1 The American College of Sports Medicine, Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 6th Edition, Lippincott
WIlliams & WIlkins, Philidelphia, PA, 2000, p. 77.
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